The Lady Luck Placer is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.89194, -112.72556
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Lady Luck Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lady Luck Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Lincoln Gulch District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: George D. Lantis
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1936
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): VERY FINE COLORS WERE TAKEN FROM SAMPLING SOME BLACK CONCENTRATE
Comment (Workings): DISCOVERY SHAFT - 27 FT DEEP. CUTS NO. 1 4 FT BY 3 FT BY 6 FT NO. 2 3 FT BY 4 FT BY 3 1/2 FT. LOG CABIN 16 FEET BY 18 FEET. WOODSHED 10 FEET BY 14 FEET
References
Reference (Deposit): 1955 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1941 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
